01/12/2017
According to All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), out of the eight lakh graduate engineers from technical institutions in the country, more than 60 per cent remain unemployed(wiki📖). In addition to this, reports reveal that just 15 per cent of 3200 institutions offer engineering courses recognised by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA).
Major steps taken by HRD:
The ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) is planning a major revamp of India's technical education
In the revamp process, the ministry is planning to introduce the National Entrance Examination for 📲Technical Institutions (NEETI) next year.
About NEETI entrance exam✒:
➡ As reported by TOI, for institutions to be approved, they would require annual teacher training, compulsory induction training for students and annual curriculum revision.
➡The NEETI exam will be the first conducted online by the National Testing Service (NTS).
➡Moreover, the examination will be conducted multiple times in a year. The exam format would be that of IITs entrance exam.
➡Furthermore, the exams 📚 have been scheduled for December 2017-January 2018, March 2018 and May 2018 and would also include the entrance tests for the IITs.
Meanwhile, the AICTE is also working to raise the standards of technical education,👏 including the improvement of employability and industry exposure through internships.
